Batten down the hatches?

Talk of unemployment going up 0.4% next year in the national newspapers. Then there's talk of inflation going up by some miniscule percentage.
It's all a con.

Down here in the real world, wholesale oil prices rose 100% in a year and still going up, gas has gone up wholesale wise 130%.
Food prices are going up, hardly anyone can get a mortgage.
People are going slow on motorways.
People wondering do we really need to go out for the day.
Everything to do with houses will suffer due to the nearly complete stoppage of building.
Most firms borrow money. The borrowings are based on certain assumptions. The current climate will not have been accounted for.
A lot of people have also borrowed the recent increase in equity in their homes. Large flat screens in 2 or 3 rooms, long distance foreign holidays every year. Two new cars on the drive.

Why can't the national newspapers stop handing out the fodder handed to them by Government and report the truth?

We live in a house with solid walls and inadequate roof insulation. The water heating system needs upgrading. I've got Lisa to bid for some Kingspan on Ebay tonight. We won the bid on £84 plus £30 postage. If I install it correctly it will pay for itself by Xmas.
The equivalent in BQ is £600. The stuff I'm getting has no foil barrier and are 2nd's

We now have triple glazing in nearly 30% of the house, this will be extended. This is a byproduct of having 200 illegal exhausts passed the house every day.

I have a solar panel design for for 60% hot water for the year. I also have a concentrated solar power system to sell back to the utility company. It involves 600 degree temps, steam and a steam turbine. My engineering powers will be needed to be re honed. I can get the stainless steel welded through a friend if I pay for the labour which will be very handy. Concentrated Solar Power will be the new oil. In USA and Africa anyway.

I'm looking to nearly heat the house with light bulbs because of the very high value of insulation for roof, windows and walls. A 12 volt light system will be put next to the 240 system.

I'm also looking at making small savonius wind turbines to heat water and provide lighting power.

Food wise I'm buying fruit trees.